पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 26, 3139 BCE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3081

Śaka Saṁvat: -3216

Bengali Saṁvat: -3731

Malayalam Era: -3962

Nanakshahi: -4607

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.25°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	59.34°	Vṛṣabha	Mṛgaśīrṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	177.29°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	140.10°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	327.72°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	174.42°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	262.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:29 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla	06:57 – 08:40
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:15 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:57 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:40 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:47 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:29 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:11 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:53 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:11 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:29 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:47 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:40 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:57 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-36
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-13355.73
Julian Day	575109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-47.9136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	265.10°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.9136°), declination 22.44°, EoT -6.19 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: -3138-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)